Part 3: Lessons IPKF Debacle Sri Lanka-A Foray without Hope
Editor’s Note This article is the concluding narrative of the three-part series covering the Indian Peace Keeping Force’s operations in Sri Lanka. The author has already dwelt upon the short... Read more
Lack of Human Rights in CCP’s China
The percepts of communist or socialist ideology positions itself in opposition to liberal democracy and capitalism, advocating a classless system. But exactly who are beyond the class divisi... Read more
Could This New Fighter Plane from France Carry India’s Nuclear Weapons?
The first five of the Indian Air Force’s new Dassault fighters recently landed in India after a two-day flight from France. The fighters, from Dassault’s Rafale line, were piloted by Indian... Read more
Pakistan’s Road to Nowhere
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which was started with much fanfare in 2013 is now a ‘trillion-dollar blunder’. The project is marred by corruption, the opposition of the local p... Read more
Why Indian Navalist Hopes of Using the ‘Quad’ to Pressure China in Ladakh are Misplaced
Indian strategists, navalists and senior defence officials like to believe the recent round of exercises between the Indian and United States navies in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) could ‘u... Read more
There’s a Bigger Threat Than Big Tech. It’s Big China
On July 27, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook, and Jeff Bezos will testify before the House Judiciary Committee. This will be among the final steps in the Committee’s antitrust invest... Read more
Part 2: Lessons IPKF Debacle Sri Lanka-A Foray without Hope
Editor’s Note The author’s narrative on IPKF debacle is being published in three parts. For Part I please refer to (link). In this part, the author dwells on the reasons for failure and our... Read more
‘India Needs to be Cautious When Dealing with Turkey’
India will certainly be affected by geopolitical developments in Turkey, according to India’s former Ambassador to Jordan, Libya, and Malta, and Distinguished Fellow, Vivekananda Internation... Read more
Russian Bid to Host SCO, Brics Meets Shadowed by China’s Ladakh Move
Russia’s efforts to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Brics summits with physical presence of the leaders is being overshadowed by China’s move to amass troops in eastern... Read more
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu Could Visit India Later this Year: Indian Envoy
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu could visit India towards the end of this year as Delhi seeks to expand its traditional defence partnership with Moscow notwithstanding its growing tie... Read more